The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-13 00:00:00

RINAFIAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC; BRANDY. Thi s celebrated 014 IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest , 'RENCII BRANDY, It ij Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. tli o A _ ld in Bottles, 3s. 8d , at the Delicious, in London ; by ..Kents in the priniipal towns in England; or wholesale R, GREAT WIN DMILL -STREET, W. 9!)serve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded iii nahan's LL Whisky."' GUAR DI AN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1821. Capital Two Millions, The Directors give notice that they will be prepared to li ..'ove the full benefit of any Reduction of Duty which the ayernment rezulations will admit of, on all Policies which mac be effe ted or h erea f ter renewed on S toc k i n T rade, factu hinery Implements, and Utensils used for any manu re. 11, T,olnbard-atre^l4 Tll_5S. TALLEMACII, Secretary. . London, E.G., April 8, 1861. TUE CL ARENCE HOTEL COMPANY, _ . .. _ Dover (Limited). Ineorplrated under the Companies Act, 1812. Liability of shareholders limited to stares taken, Capital £75,000 in 7,500 shares of £ 0 each. vi cPosit RN. on application, and £1 10s. on allotment. Calls not t ) exceed .C! per share. Alfred z DIRECTORS. moo E, P S Chairman of the Brighton Hotel Com ( 1 , • Pany (FAmited). liroar,..-Gentral Alexander, C 8., ILA ~ Director of the India 'uwiY Company (Limi rtl'e Prederick Anderson, Esq, Nottingham-place, York aa,t% Regent's -park. jard Cottam Esq., 7, Parliament-street, and Battersea v2,"rela Works q" .).ohr_iker Pitnis, Esq., The Elms, Dover. P j" l ienry Lance, Esq., 4, I'lowden-buildings, Temple. aw, 2 Bedford-.quare, London. '8 gland Rees, Esq ., C.E , Engineer of the Harbour Commis ,Bioners, Dover. 'rederie Robinson, Esq., Director of the Brighton Hotel Company (Limited). BANKERS. Dare'ay, Bevan, Tritton, England, and Co., London. be National Provincial Bank of ARCHTECT. JOhll Whichcord, Esq„ l F.S.A., 16, Walbrook. SOLICITORS. 'Messrs. Monckton and Monckton, Gray's-inn, Ofnees--36, Cannon-street, London-bridge, E.C. :ring PROSP ECTUS. extensive erecting freehold s o eehold ground more than m an y acre i tel n of t ent formerly b e lo ng i ng t o Cl arence -h ouse , th e p u r c hase 2vhich has recently been completed by the Directors. 3 ,The gr oun d s occupy a commending area in the centre of the .f trin e - parade, facing the sea, and having the noble Ca tle extensive fortifications in picturesque contiguity. Prom the existing want of hotel accommodation of a real ,iential character in the fashionable part of Dover it Is reason able to suppose that the Clarence Hotel will be filled v, ith Visitors throughout the year, and the Directors are confident 'that it will pay very large dividends to the shareholders. The company's architect, Mr. Whichcord, hds been sir cess ful in producing plans tor the buildings pr posed to be erected. Ivhich so thoroughly combine or chiteotural symmetry and a nple accommod4tion with extreme simplicity of construc tion as to have afforded the Directors the highest satisfaction Za adopting OP m. The erection of this Hotel has been undertaken by Mr. Lewis Glenton, with whom the Directors have concluded a Very favourable contract for the purpose. Mr. Glenton's D , sition as a contractor for large works, and notably as the c onstructor of the Grand Hotel at Brighton, now rapidly ap- Preaching completion, affords a most complete guarantee for ellence of workmanship and punctua tty in completion, and the Directors esteem themselves fortunate in having effected an arrangement so calculated to serve the Company's interests. The first stone of the Hotel was laid at the close of the past ,ear hy the Chairman of the London, Chatham, and Dover aihvay Comnany, and the works are now in full progress. ,A considerable portion of he Company's capi•al has been T'ready subscribed, and the remaining shares are now offered ,o the public. to whom ,ass sound investment, the undertak 'ngr la cordially commended. Interest at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum will be allowed upon all calls previous to the opening of the Hotel. the The elevation and ground- m plan of the Hotel, together with Article of Assoc ation, ay be seen at the Company's ' l ces, 38, Cannon-street, E.C. the for appli ca ti on f or s h ares may b e a l so o bt a ined at '-ue offices of the Company, By order, H. A. I. 4 INFORD, Secretary. April, 1861. 23 , Great George-street Westminster, April 8, 1801. THE MILLWALL IRON WORK, SHIP BUILDING, AND GRAVING DOCK COMPANY, INTRryn Limited. - --riCED BY THE MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION, Limited. and THE CREDIT MOBILIER, Limited. Capital V.,0C0 000, in 40,003 shares of £5O each, Of which 20,1000 have been already subscribed. 11 ,- 'l l . o sit on app ication .£l. per share, and XI on allotment. s uture Call to exceed £2 s. per share, and at intervals of ids not less three months. not contemplated to call up more than £2O per share; rtY further c , pe t a l th a t may be required wed be raised by h _ l e issue of new shares, a preference being given to the elders of existing shares. joh DIRECTORS. -11 Lubbock Esq., F.R.S , Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Chairmn. • ''avid Ward Chapman, Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co., De laman. flequasPuty-c Brasse ir y. Jun., Esq., Director of the General Credit v.,j:ldrEinance Company. I\ l ll • Esq., Old Bank. Bristol. , ham Carter, Esq., Ebbw Vale Iron Works. Aenthral Elliot. .°llll Fleming, Esq., Messrs. Robinson and Fleming. ureorge Harrison, Esq,, M.1.C.E., late Manager of the Canada Works, Birkenhead. / 1, - A. 14 . 1 avroo•ordato Esq., Messrs. Tamvacp, Mierulaohi, and M avroc , orecato. S. l izini3, Esq., late Zizinia Brothers. RANKERS. 3 lessrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards an d Co , Westminster, RORRS. Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce, B , rtholomevv-lane. Messrs. Robins and Barber, Threarincedle-steeet. AUDITORS, Messrs. fzuilter, Ball, and Co. SECRETARY PRO TEM. C. M. S. Chichester, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 84, King William-street, E.C. , 1. This Company h as b een f orme d f or the purec”e of purchas n,and ex , ending the well known and valuable business, ; 1 11_lerto carried on by prv,tte capitalists, under the firm of "Tile aliilwbll Ironworks and Sh'pbuilding Company." capabilities of the Millwall establishm llt for the pro duetTiohne of every class of iron work are unsurpassed. The 'engineers' shops are furnished with the most complete mo dern machinery adapted for the construction of marine en :iles of lila power ; the two foundries, the rolling mills, the 2112ths' ships, and forges, with eight steam hammers—of ",llficient power to execute forgings of the heaviest class — are ,„ 11 1 perfect working condi; ion, inclnding all the latest ira vs.'ovements. 4. These mill s a nd forges alone are, from their capacity and el l e ncy, of great value; and when taken in conjunction with the ship building yard, present a combination for pr ,„,LiaMe results not existing elsewhere. The rolling mills , the 's are for the manufacture of plates and angle iron f h,PI es Purpos, and armour plates, are the most powerful in ch kingdom, and now stand unsurpassed for the high Dyer of their manufacture, and can produce 1,000 tons l '"1 week, including at least 7:..0 tons of finished iron. trPon the ship-buil ding - yard, therch whi possesses a frontage ; 3 the River Thames of 1,750 feet, there +s capacity for laying r il ,• 7 ,1 R 5,000 tons of shipping. It comprises a new and care- Y - Pilet doclk (in which the armour-clad frigate Northum (gottid, 6,620 tons, is now being c •nstructed for her Majesty's "vernment) with all necessary appliances for shiobutlding. . t (G o , addition to Shis being constructed for the British ernmen, the Italian Government, the Royal Mail Steam Lo c ket Company, the Intercolonial Royal Mail Seam Packet tv",ve crew steamships with their engines are under con act, The Company has alsopurchased the Britannia Graving Or rY Dock. now in efficient working, and the adjoining land, callede„„ Fer2usson's Mast-pond, containing space for two dry 0f470 and 350 feet respectively. e f The operations of the Company will b e comdtr.ted by Mr. b7ri•r ge Harrison, whose great experience and abilities will evoted exclusively to the interests of this company, and he /Ltd a a the whole of the valuable property . has been ceded to Va'"aPany upon terms which are considered highly ad z; eous, the result of the unde r t Akin g ma y be oons:dered 8 assured. 8 • In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the de beositll be returned in full. Should a less number of shares alotted than are applied fa, the deposit will b 3 made ;' . YM able towards the payment on allotment, and the balance nY, returned to the applicant. . I,, P rospectuses and forms of application for shares, in the `'rixt annexed, may be obtained F , t the temporary offices of air Company, 81, King William-street ;at the oflices 4 of the eantile Credit A ssociation (L:mited). 21, Threadneedle ttreet ; and at the offices of the Credit siobilier (Limited), • Lombard-street ; also of the bankers, brokers, solicitors ; a nd Messrs. G. H. and A. T. Jay, 15, Tokenhoute-yard. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the Millwall Iron Works, Ship Building', - . and Graving Docks Company, Limited. Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers, Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.. the sum of . being a deposit of LE per shire on shares in the above Company , I hereby re qept tsuh c uest tat you will allot m less number youat number, and I agree to ac ch shares anymay allot to ml ; and I agree to p‘y the deposit on allotment, and to sign the Articles of A ssociation of the Company when required, I authorise you to insert my name on the register of members icr the number of shares allotte i tome. Usual Signature Name in full Residence Profession Date , April, 1864. FIE MILLWALL IRON WORKS, SHIP ri,III BUILDING AND GRAYI NG DOCKS COMPANY, u n i ted. i ttpTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that the LIST of AP PLl t'll_4,lol'lS for SHARES in this Company will be CLOSED T 0 .;,. DAY ednesda), the 13th instant, tor London, and 'LLORROW(W (Thursda y r, the 14th i 'dant, for the Country. By order, C. M. S. CHICHESTER, S e cretary, pro tern. Aril 13,1814. IP THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any Inclinstion, or jiniozetroubled with Nl;inl y Nl r 7 C Sl - 9 1 1 1 12 OCIvsb,WIND k ( ir world-wide PAGE proves them of sterling, 11 1 .. er:1 by r ,„ f- 11 medicine vendors at is. lid. e nd 24. Pd. ; for 11 or 33 t from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist s amps or free TEETIL—Mr. ESK ELL'S INVENTION ill 1 014,P1a eonßtruction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the . laa n ,i i ng advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellentwork and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the p m. " Perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, withou t of or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes ,vi r til astication and articulation. They are fitted without ge m " or fastenings, ani adapt themselves so perfectly to the et that they are quite immoveable,. except at the option Jugt" wearer. Invalids or residents in the Country can ad itict these teeth In many changes of the mouth without the N et ", a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always ti Be ll '. and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea exPlaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, ke., free for 7 stamps. atr e Pe ctiou of specimens and consultations iree.--B,Grosvenor ,, et, Boud-street, W ; + 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir "'"fgha -----___. tn. ,R. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVE R I , itr P ILLS.—A NEVER FAILING RESIEDY.—Pre k without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. au tr .„2 oi Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who E ra z from bilious and dyer complaints, indigestion, wind, toatt ul 7 ' , giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, Sm. For habitual Of t, mess, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier ti o ,"e lood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera h,otearrAl ( Zr.tetul to the stomach, they create appetite, pro .6olcl • h ' i gcatian, and strengthen the whole nervous system. toad s 'Y W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. tit l , n ° z, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lad., and three 80ott, t he quantity in one, 28. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. z r , en s Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square i t 4 ZlV. P4ka ge, with "Wiiliam Lambert," engraved on the I SIPORT AN T INFO R lIAT lON. D R. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail description. burns, scalds. jeWillorleaminesdyscloorrb\uvtlunc e d r s u o p f tio e n ve s r , y sore and inflamed eyes, &c. Sold in nots. ls. lid., 25. gd., s., and 225. e ,ch. Also his PiLUL/E ANTISCROPHULX, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the pu bli c. They form a m ild and su p erior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times K ithout confine ment or change of diet. so ld in boxes, ls. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 225. each. _ wholesale by the prop rietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridpo r t , by the London house s, and retail by all respectable Tend9rs IA the United Kingdom and Colonies. VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further APPLI CATIONS for the BONDS of this LOAN will be received atter THIS DAY (Wednesday), April 13. The *tubs:lip Jon at Cologne and Amsterdam closes on the same date. By order, R. J. BUTLER. General Credit and Finance Company of London, 7, Lothbury, E.C., April 13, 1864. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- GRAND DUCROW ACT. by FRANCOIS LOISSET, with NINII HORSES—a mast astounding* performance. Brilliant Equestrian Scenes, by the first Artists. Prices of Admission—Private Boxes ((or six), 215.; Reserved Seats, 3s. ; Stalls and Graud Balcony.2a. ; Pit and Promenade, Is. ; Upper Balcony Cd. Box Office open from ten to four, - MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL ! GALLERY; e3tablished 23 years at tho Bazaar, Baker-street RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in ma,o;nific .nt costumes of the pe , iod (1101); and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Ueo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. J. DEF RIES and SONS, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian OHANDRLIERS in BRONZE, 01-01()LU, and SILVER, of the finest designs for Dining-room and Dihrary. Moderator Lamps In Bronze, Ormolu, China, and Glass. J. DEFRIES and SONS, West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hill, Piccadilly. N°. 22,402. TN what " Happy Land" can I see you after the "Opera?" I only know of One HAPPY LAND in which. a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT DARDEN, my dear fellow! T HE CITY OF LONDON REAL PROPERTY COMPANY, Limited. Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1862. Capital £SOO,CCO, in 20,1.00 shares of £25 each, with power to increase. £1 to he paid on application, and £2 les. on allotment. Any further calls at intervals of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. H. G. Ashhurst, Esq. (Messrs. Smith, White, and Co.) Charles Be!', Esq. (Messrs. Thomson, Bonar, and Co.) Robert Russell Carew, Esq., Wertbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and Carp,nder's-park, Watford. Richard Gibbs, Esq. (Messrs. H. Gibbs and Co.) Brice W. Pearce, Esq (Mess a. Alexander, Son, and Co.) Meaburn Tatham, Esq. (Messrs. Fyson, Tathams, Curing, and Walls.) John Walker, Esq, Director of the London Ficancial Asso ciation. George Frederick Young, Esq. (Messrs. Young, Son, and lilagn3y.) BANKERS. Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co. The Mercantile and Exchange Bank, Limited. SOLICITORS. Messrs, Fyson, Tathams, Curling, and Walls. ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR. Richard Bell, Esq. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and A. Scrimgeour. 11. Frisby, Esq., late Foster Brothers and Frisby. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 21, Mincing-lane. This Company has been formed for the purpose of acquir ing real property in London, including leaseholds, for build ing thereon, letting, or selling. Particular attention will be directed to the acquisition of propertie in first-rate localities, where, by the election of suitable buildings, a large profit can be derived. With this view a contract has been entered into with a firm who are amonEst the largest private owners in the City of London, for the purchase of their city properties, which cover an area of nearly an acre and a halt, and ale situated in Gracechurch-street, Penchurch-street. Mincing-lane, and Mark-lane. Plans can be seen et the offices of the s ilicitors. In this purchase it is stipulated that the vendors shall guarantee for a period of years a minimum return upon the purchase money, which will secure at once a liberal dividend to the shareholders, and which will be further increased when the contemplate ,1 improvements are, as they shortly will be, fully carried out. The Company will have the advantage of borrowing on their debentures, at rates of interest much under the per tentage guaranteed; and for the present it has been arranged with the vendors that the larger portion of their purchase money shall remain unpaid at 4 per cent. interest. It is a peculiarity attached to land in the City th it the ex tent of business to be conducted in its very limited space is daily increasing. The value of the time of. successful traders, and the convenience of particular locadties, arc found to Le of more moment than question of rent. The avommodation allotted to the produce markets in the the neighbourhood of these properties has within the last few years been doubled, yet the scale of rent has increased in a greater degree, and there seems every reason to anticipate that the demand for first-class offices in these localities will continue to be in advance oft e supply. Eight thousand shares are subscribed for, the remaining twelve thousand are offered , o the public. In case of no allotment the deposit will be returned. FORII OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the City of London Real Property Company, Limited. Gentlemen, —Having paid into your bankers the sum of , I request that you will allot me shares in the City of London Real Property Company, Limited, and I hereby agree to accept the same or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the calls in respect of the shares Bo allotted when due i an i I authorise you to ple my nam on the Register of lemters for the number of !shares al e lotted. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. Name in Protestion or occupation Address Date THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited), and the ANGLO-AUSTRIAN BANK, are prered to recee Subscriptions for the Capital of the LEMBpaEKG-CZERivSOWITZ RAILWAY COM PANY (Limited). Capital £1,150,000, in 62,500 shares of £2) each. Under a Guarantee from ihe Austrian Government, pro ducing a net minimum dividend of 7 per cent. per annual, payable in silver. Provision is made for payment by the contractor. Mr. Brassey, of interest at 6 par cent. per annum during construction. Deposit, V. on application and £! on alotment ; a further sum of £2 on the Ist of May, after which date no further call will be made for six months. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS, Pending the constitution, under the provisions of the conces sion, of the Company as a Societe Anonyme. In England— Somerset A. Beaumont. ESq , M.P. 1 Directors of till Anglo- Frederick Enge , ha , dt, Esq. J Austrian Bank. I. P. Brown-Westhead, Esq., M.P., Deputy-Chairman of the London and North-Western Railway. In Austria - 11. ET. Prince Leo Sapieha, President of the Carl-Ludwig Railway. Count Vladimir Borkowski, D:rector of the Car'-Ludwig Railway. Charles Klein, Esq., President of the Chamber of Comm rce, Vienna. BANKERS IN LONDON, Messrs. Glyn, Mil s, and Co., 67, Lombard street, E.C. BANKERS IN VIENNA. The Anglo-Austrian Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Biroham, Dalrymple, Drake, and Ward, Parliament street. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymour and Co., 38, Thror,morton-street. Messrs. Cazenove and Co., Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 54, Old Broad-street. The great Trunk Railway from Vienna, in the direction of the frontier of Moldavia, is at present complete as far as Lemberg. Ve commun,cation is effected by means of two lines. The first being the Northern Railway, from Vienna to Cracow; the second, the Carl -Ludwig liaLway, from Cracow to Lemberg. The first of these lines pays about 14 per cent. upon its capital. The second was completed only at the end of 1861. but since its opening has paid 8 p er cent. upon its capital, and consequently has never required to claim the guarantee of 5 per cent. accorded to it by the Austrian Governm, nt. The present line is the continuation from Lemberg to Czernowitz, near the Moldavian frontier. The concession has been granted by the Austrian Government on terms un usually favourable to the company undertaking it. The proposed railway, enter ng into the heart of the grain and cattle-producing district whence the Car: -Ludwig line obtain' its most important traffic, and being constructed at a very considerably less cost, promises to be more profitable than its neighbour. The continuance of the line through Mo'davia to Galatz, on the Danube 'for which a concession has recently been granted by the Chambers of the Principalities), must Czernow it nec es z - sar ily add largely to the profits of the Lemberg- Railway, which will thus form an enteral cart in an un broken and direct railway communication between the Baltic, the German Ocean, and the Black Sea. The concession, the duration of which is ninety years, sti pulates for the commencement of the works previous to the title January, 1165, and for their completion within three years ; but provision is made for extension cf these periods in case of political or financial crisis. The Government guarantee a fixed sum of 4150,000 in silver money as a net annual revenue of the line. The sum thus guaranteed by the Government, after pro viding for the payment of interest at 5 per cent. on the Bonds, and for an annual sinking fund, will leave a clear 7 per cent. applicable to the share capital. The sinking fund will be annually applied by lot to te redemption of the Bonds and Shares at par. The proprie h tors of the Shares thus, from time to time, redeemed will, for each share, receive a certifi cate entitling the bearer to a participation, during the re maining* term of the concession, in all the profits f the Com o pany exceeding 5 per cent• on the original capital. A contract, which wilt be adopted by the Company. has been entered into by the concessionaires with Mr. Brassey for a sum of £2,450,000. This contract provides for the construction of the rai way in accordance with the terms of the concession, and for stock ing the same with r Ring stock. It includes all the preli minary expenses of acquiring the concession and forming the Company; it makes provision for interest during con struction on paid.up capital at the rat e of 6 per cenr. per annum; and it covers an ample reserve for the expenses of management until the railway shall be opened for public) traffic. The concession confers the requisite power to form a So ciete Anonyme with Shares to bearer, whereby the liability of the subscriber will be limited to the amount of 25 per cent of the nominal amount of their Shares. The capital of the Societe Anonyme v+ ill be £2,450,000; to he issued, £1,200,0a0 in Bonds, and £1,250,00 in Shares of £2O each. The Bonds have already been taken. Preparatory to the formation of the Societe Anonyme (which cannot be definitively constituted according to Aus trian law until 25 percent. of the share capital has been paid up), the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway Company has been formed as a limited liability company, the shares in which will be exchanged for Shares of a like denomination in the Societe Anonyme. A copy of the krticles of Association, of the concession, and of the statutes under which it is proposed to constitute the Societe Anonyme, can be inspected at the Offices of the Soli citors, 46, Parliament-street. Applications for Shares must be made in the annexed form, addressed to the Directors of the International Fin 'ti dal Society (Limited), and of the Anglo-Austrian Bank the , but no application will he considered , u n le ss accompanied by receipt of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., or of to Anglo-Ans tri , n Bank, Vienna, tor LI per Share on the number of Shares applied for. This sum will be returned in the event of the application not being acceded to, and, if an allotment is made, it will be applied towards the payment of £1 per Share then due. LEMBERG-CZERNOWITZ RAILWAY COMPANY (Limite FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be left wi h the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the International Financial Society (Limited), and of the An7lo-Austrian Bank. Gentlemen, —Having paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and CO, the sum of X being XI per Share on Sh ares, I of £2O each, which request may be allotted to me in the Lemberg-Czernowltz Railway Company Limited), and I hereby agree to accept such Shares, or any less number, and to become a member of the Company , and t o have my name placed on the Register of Members in respect of the Shares allotted to me. I am. Gentlemen, your obediedt servant, Name in full Address in full .1 a ~,,.~~ '7 . . .. . ---- N. , 4,- .. , ,_ ,,, ,, ,, ftw.,),.-;.),„ ,t'' ' " :l3 _ I L' 1 • .. • • ,qT, , (6 1_,. ""'" . , ..',.` . , . 46 ' ... fi '''.. tt, -'' - • `,,,*-.' '''' ' t :. -'''''4' , _ - .l ‘ .17 1 1, 1 k,, __ -, .., i , 4 . . ... , , ) , v , tir Ott4a-,41 4#7.,. : .... 0 , '$ r4lig r..._ 4 .- -:4,b1110- . . - .4 , '‘ l l 4,C' ~44-,, ..,,,,. ~,... _ , 04.,„,„ ~,ow.. ,v32 14L ,,zi.. 4/4 ,..-4.--sc-i,...., ...x.—Ne., ; . • , 74„ ---- •.i.„.................... ,5 -1 -, :,... .. nl. t .„,,.,.,,, , „,. ..,. .._ ...,.„ • 114. 1 , l6 -0 -,,,,,T.- -.-1474 , 11:--- e 5,:...;. - .._ THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1864. VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN—CI,SOO,OOO. In Bonds of £5OO, £2OO, and £lOO. VURNI ITRE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and 11.2 FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First• class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select rom, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLEHGYJIEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled IIOI3SE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo gdm -able engravings of every description of Furniture and aeasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised cale _ _ THE GENERAL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY OF LONDON (Limited) Beg to announce that thty are authori-ed by the Govern ment of Venezuela to offer to the public a Lcan for that State, to the extent of £1,5:0,000 nr,minal Capit ii, upon the fol:ow ing terms : The Bonds will be issued for sums of £509, VCO, and £ 00 each. They will bear interest as from the ist October, 1863, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, with Coup ms attached, payable halt-yearly, on the let April and Ist October at the Offices of the General Credit and Fit, ance Company in Lon don, in sterling.", or at the Offices of M -F srs. Salomon Oppen helm, jun., and Co , Cologne, in tnalers, at the exchange of the day. The price of issue is £6O per £OOO Stock, and payment will be required as follows : £5 on application. £ti , on allotment, less £3 half-year's interest accrued. £l5 on Ist June. £l5 on Ist Au2nst. £l5 on Ist September, less £3 half-year's Interest accrued, due Ist October. A Six-roomed Parsonage Z74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Tea-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed d:tto l9l 11 0 Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring household turniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Aislvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, tyde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Aiban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Brit nin. COBBETT and CO., General Efouse Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. S.E. £63 Discount at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will be allowed on pre-payments in full, making, with allowances, the price of issue under ..€55. In case of non-allotment, the deposit will be returned, Should a less amount be a lotted than that applied for, the deposit will be made availab e towards payment on the allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. The object of the Loan is to effect a setrlement of the general financial condition of the country, to assist in mak ing roads and improved communications, inland and coast wise, to pay off some existing claims, and generally to develope the agricultural resources and industry ot the country, The Loans. Interest, and Sinking Fund are secured by a special hypothecation of the whole export duties leviable at the ports of the Republic, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Mara caibo, and Ciudad Bolivar. These are warranted by the Go vernment as wholly uncharged (or that, if any claims can be substantiated, they shall be met out of the proceeds of the Loan), and as producing more than sufficient to meet the charge of the present Loan. The produce of the Export Duties last year is stated to have been £221,500, end an in crease is expected. In the event of at.y, deficiency, the amount is to be made good by a further special hypothecation of the uncharged import duties at all the ports ot Venezuela. The consent of Earl Russell has been obtained for the col lection of the duties 0 hypothecated by her sjesty'e Consuls at he several Ports, associated with the Company's Agents, and the requisite amount will be transmitted twice a month to the General Credit and Finance Company of London. Out of the same, £120,000 a-year will be applied to the pay ment of the mterest and redemption o' the debt, as follows £lO,OOO to be applied in the first instance to the payment of the interest. £30,000 to a sinking fund ; this amount being augmented periodically by the interest on bends that shall have been bought up or redeemed. The sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase of Bonds in the open market, if th , price is at or below par, or to their redemption by lot in the usual way, if above l ar, year by year until the whole shall have been paid off. The first purchase or redemption to take place Ist October, 1864. The documents relating to the authorisation of the Loan, and the ratification of the same by the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, under date 14th January. 186 t, with Notarial translations, are open for inspection at the offices of the Ge neral Credit and Finance Company, 7, Lothbury, where applications for the Bonds, in the annexed form, will be received. Applications will also be received by the London and West minster Bank; By the Union Bank of London ; And at Cologne, by Messrs. Salmon Oppenheim, jun., and Co. ; Amsterdam, by Messrs. Lippman, Rosenthal. and Co. Prospectuses and Forms of Application may be had at 7, Lotlibury, and of the Brokers. London, 7, Lothbury, April, 1861. FORM OF APPLICATION. VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. To the Genets' Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me in the above Loan, on which 1 have made the required Deposit of 5 per Cent on £ and I agree to accept that amount of Stock, or any less sum that may be allotted to me. and to pay the further instalments thereon, according to the terms of the prospectus. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. Usual sig.nature Name in full Profession Address _.-/-_ ,-1,,)-4 T HE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1862. THE CREDIT MOBILIER (Limited), Is prepared to receive applica• ions for the Capita' of the Imperial Bank of China (Limited). Capital £1,000,0)0, in 2 , ,C00 shires of .C3O each. First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit on application £1 per share, and £4 on allotment. Subsequent calls nqt to exceed £5 per share, and at inter vals of not less than Circe months. No call shall be made until aft.T the expiration of time months from the date of allotment. It is not intended to call up more than £lO per share; but, as the operations or the Com dany increase, and more shire capital can be advantageously employed, further issues of shares will be made, a preference being given to the then existing shareholders. DIRECTORS. Richard C. Coles, Esq. (Coles, Brown, and Co ), I ondon. Wiliism Cotton Curtis, Esq. (Robarts, Lubbock, and CO.), London. Lieutenant-Colonel French, Chairman of the Bombay and itaroda Railway. James Levick, Esq., Director of the Credit Mobiller. Limited. Alexander Morrison, Esq., Director of the Bank of Otani Robert. Barclay Reynolds, E q. ',Reynolds, Mann, and Co ), London and Liverpool. Peter Rolt, Esq. (Peter Rolt and Co.), London. Hon. Fredk. Stuart Wortley, late Member of the E'gin Em bassy to China. Mackri.l. Smith, Esq., 35, Old Broad-street, London, and Shangh.l. With power to add to their numbers. BANKERS. Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and C)., London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane, BROKERS. Messrs. Field, Son, and Wood, 9, Warnfor 1-Court, Throg morton-street. Messrs. Robins and Barber, 29, Threadneedle-street, E.C. TEMPORARY OFFI JEs. At the Offices of the Credit Mobilier (Limited ) , SD, Lombard street. SECRETARY (pro tem.;--.T. Short, Esq. PROSPECTUS. China is the only large o untry in the &ringed world which has no direct bank in London operating solely for its benefit ; and it is obvious that a vast fertile region, inhabited by 300 millions of intelligent people, wh, carry on an enormous in ternal trade by means of native joint-stock and private banks of issues, and who have an extensive and increasing com mercial intercourse with Europe, India, America, and Australia, must present a lucrative field tor monetary ope rations. Great Britain imports from China and Japan (via China) upwards of 7,000,0001 b. of silk and about 1.20,00),00)1b. of tea. Tne rapid increase of trade is thus shown : Imports Exports to Total trade be- Years. of China China of British twe and Produce. Manufactures. United Kingdom. 1842.... £3,956,290 .. £969,381 .... £4,925,671 1862.... 11,376,150 .. 5,310,036 .... 16,694,186 The commerce between India and China has increased during the ptst 20 years from three to 15 millions sterling. The port of Shan , hai alo le exhibits an extraorJinary de velopment. In 1842 it had no European trade; in 18i2 the va ue of its exports was £11,667,466, its imports £22,863,953 total, £37,531,419. The balance of Trade with China is paid in bullion -chiefly silver—of which the export value was, in 18i £102,316 ;in 1862, £3 8 397. Cotton is now becoming a large item of trade; during the last six mont s of 1863 more than 20,000,0001 b. were exported. The Imperial Bank of China has therefore been formed to supply acknowledged want on the plan which has been so successfully carried out in London by the b ane a for India and other similar institutions, the success of which the following table will exemplify, and it is believed at least equal success will mark the progress of this bank : Paid up Present Name of Bank. per Price per Share. Share. Agra and United Service . LIO Xi 26 Chartered Dlercantile of India, London, 1 25 and China Ain , ustan, China, and Japan Oriental The Imperial B ink of China will transact all operations connected with those of a bank of issue, deposit, discount, and exchange. The directing and controlling authority will be In London. Branch Banks, with boards of local directors, will be formed at Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Foochow, Tientsin, Pekin. and at such other cities as may from time to time be deemed advisable. Thcbranches will be under the control of the Lon don board, aided by the supervision of an inspector-general, as in the case with the Indian and Colonial ranks, and the authorisation of the Government of Pekin has been solicited to aPow the specie notes of the Imperial Bank of China to be received in payment of custom duties and at the tax offices throughout the empire, an offici .1 corres oudence now being carried on by the Bank with Pekin for that object ; and as the Pekin Government will not trust the native local banks, it is believed this Bank will become to the Government of China what the Imperial Ottoman Bank is to that of Turkey. The desire on the part of the Government of China fol• railways and telegraphic communication will render neces sary extensive financial operations, which the Imoerial Bank o/ China will be pecu iarly favourably situated to un dertake. Applications for shares to be made in the annexed form. In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the deposit will be returned in full. Should a less number of shares be al otted than are applied for, the deposit will be made avail able towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returnel to the applicant. Prlspectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained at the offices of the Credit Mobilier (Limited, BG, Lombard-street, and from the bankers, brokers, and soli citors. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. To the Directors of the Imperial Bank of China (Limited). Gentlemen, —Having paid to your bankers, Messrs. Roberts, Lubbock, and Co., the sum of £ being a deposit of per share on shares of the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that numb er, and I agree to cc ept such shares, or any less number you may allot me ; and I agree to pay the deposit on allotment, and to sign the articles of association of the Company when required, and I authorise you to insert my name on the register of members for the number of shares g allotted nature to me. Usual si Name in fail Residence Profession Date EIE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA, Limited. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LIST of APPLI CATIONS for SHARI4.B In this Company will be CLOSED THIS DAY (WednesdaY), the 13th instant, for London , a nd TO-MORROW' (Thursday), the 11th instant, for Country applications. By order of the Board, T. SHORT, Soretary, pro tern. T( mporary Offices-8 0 , Lombard-street, Aprill3, 1661. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, dm, is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m., and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. Jamea's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Coarinr,-crbss, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box sta'ls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, is. A Plan of the Stalls may, be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from &even to five. Neat Morning Performance, Saturday, April 9, at three. HEOXF 0 R D, 0, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAIHT, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented band and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes:—Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, TyrrellONalmsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &c. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Also, first time in this country, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolal. • Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., &a. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balmy, le. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ANTERBURY HALL. J THIS EVENING an entirely new and Optical Illusion, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS! with novel effects, registered by C. Morton and J. H. Weston. "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing and repassing through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."-- Morning Star, Feb. 11 Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented comrany, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan, aW. - Tester, (tc. c In a few days will be produced, with alterations and im provements in prodirtion, the New Illusion, surpassing any thing yet attempted, entitled THE TERCEN uk.NA ; or, a NIG-HT WITH SHA.KSPERE, in which Mr. W. Randall will re- app var. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, Is. Open erery Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- CONTINUED SUCCESS of the NEW CIRQUE, acknoWedged to be the best ever produced in England. EVERY EVENING, at Ifalf-vast - , even. MORNING PERFORMANCE every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at Two. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. Durin , z, the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music. Selections fortetu, is performed by the cele bratcd Argyll Band,y in number. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission la. Manager, M. GRENET. 41A, MADDOX-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W, THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant ; Eng and Shang - , the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations,Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor' unwrapped, only). THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCrE, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, &c. Prepared only by the proprietors, THOS. Buck and Co,, 10, Bath-place,lston , London, N.E. PIGS ! PIGS! PIGS!--INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in E ngland, ICs 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to la cwt. bar'ey or any meal. Delivered tree in Lon don. Established 1858 . — ruou.A.s PEARCE, Manager, *A Lant-street, Southwark. 500 BUSINESSES. -111 r, ANDW. HIND'S MARCH LIST, Premises, P ar t ners hips, k•., Gratis. tamp. — Particulars entered free. C o F o acLiEnesitn—t Letters, enclose i n NE ee s or : LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. TO CARMEN.—Mr. ANDREW HIND h as for SALE a capital BUSINESS, returning XII per week. Stabling, yard, and country house. Rent, £25. Price, including eight horses, vans, cart, trolley, harness, dm, £350. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. TO GROCERS, &c.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a genuine BUSINESS, nine miles from town. Good house, shop, and outbuildings . Rent £3O. Trade, £25 per week. Price £l5O. Also the following : Blacktilars, £l3O ; Holborn, £200; thirvlebone, £200; Bays water, £l4O ; Bermondsey, £7O, Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. DAIRY and MILKWALK, City.—Mr. ANDW. HIND has for SA LE the ab:ye, doing thirteen barn gallons per day. Good shop, ten ! rooms, stable, &c. Rent, .£55. Prim. with horse, and cart, X2OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. mil's. DINING -ROOMS. - Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a capit•il BUSINESS, near the City. I-1 use of eight rooms. Rent, zsa . Trade, £ 5O per week. Price, £ 4OO, Also the follow ng :__Lambeth, £OO ; south district, £5OO ; Islington, £B5, &c. Offices, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. A toDLEF:T capital PREMISES, Notting-hill.—Mr. comprising shop, nine rooms, &S. Rout, zz , u. Returns, £7OO. Fixtures, £6O. Offices, Little Carter. lane, St. Paul's. BooA.NTD.RitnplwsrigED hTalt, TO BUILDERS, HOUSE AGENTS, &c.—Mr. any ANDREW HIND is instructed to DISPOSE OF a first-class BUSINESS, four m iles west , Proprietor retiring. Large and Convenient prem ises, at t he nominal rent of L 25. Lease, 15 years. Returns L 4,000. May be increased to extent. Price, including plant, X6lO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. R ESIDENCES. -Mr- ANDREW HIND has to LET a convenient .HOUSE, eight miles from town and near a station, containing three oil tin.; and nine bed rooms, with usual offices, outbuildings, farm yard, gardens, n d paddock. Rent, 90 guineas; or furnished, Ltoo. Also the following :—Red Hill, rent £ BO , or to be sol i for £900; Cheltenham, £7O; Brixton-hill, £lO5 and £BO ; Esher, £4O • Lewisham, X. 50 ; Essex. with se ven acres, £l2O, oig oes : corner of Little Carter-lane. St. rim's, AW MILLS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET capif al PREMISES two miles from the Rank, comprising good ten roomed house, large yard and sheds, w th 20 horse engine, saw bench and frames, planing ma chine, &c. Rent, with use of pant, £2OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, S pItI Z E MEDAL —INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1802. FRANCIS TUCKER CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., ( t o ., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1770.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of etnlnitayrturn, I com mend them . " • WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, ns ins re 1 says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you e havemtothe them, clergy ant eg Finest quality, with latted Wicks , patented.. 2s, 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • • • • • .. he. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE G.INDLES, with a Mixture of W ax . Best quality .. • • •• • • .. Is. sd. per lb. Second quality .. • • • • ls. 3d. per lb. yo r the use e f t y h , a Third quality .. • • • .. ls. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders—CA-Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Holton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730), The large"' Establishment in England for the Maaufaoture Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in Three Vols., _ • ADEL A CATHCART. By GEORGE MAC DONALD, M.A., Author of "Dayid Elginbrod," &c. ".A dela Cathcart is a delightful book. Written in purest English, quaint, sparkling, and graceful, anon delightng us with flashes of humour, or winning us with true and subtle pathos, it may at once take up Its position amongst the master pieces of modern English fiction."—Sunday Times. Burst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. This Day, Never before Published, price 25., LEAH, THE JEWISH MAIDEN. **Whoever has seen Miss Bateman in the character of "LeA," ehou'd read this thrilling story, upon which the popular play is founded. London: Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. This Day, price 25., fancy cover, K A TE ___ Uniform with the above, price 21:. each, 1. SKITTLES. I 3. LEFT HER HOME. 2. ANONYMA. 1. FANNY WHITE. London : George Vickers, Angel-court, Strand. HAMIL T O N. BARBARA HOME, the New Novel, by MARGARET BLOUNT, is now ready, in 3 vols., at all the Libraries. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London, April 12,1864. The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of England hereby give notice. that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING of the Proprietors of this Soo ety will be held on THURSDAY, the 12th day of May next, at the hour of 12 precisely, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, in the City of London. By order of the Court of Directors, A. ROBERTSON, j Joint General E. ATKINSON, s Managers. N. B.—The chair will be taken at 12 o'clock precisely—not 12 for 1 o'clock. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 13, St. James's-square, London, S.W. Established 1824. Empowered by Special Act of Par:lament. CREDIT SYSTEM.—On Policies for the whole of Life, where the age does not exceed 60, one half the Annual Pre miums during the first five years may remain on credit, and may either continue as a debt on the Policy, or be paid off at any time. LOW RATES OF PREMIUM FOR YOUNG LIVES, with early participation in Profits ; and considerably reduced rates for Assurances without participation in Profits, and for Term Policies. ENDOWMENT ASSURANCES may be effected without profits, by which the sum assured becomes payable on the attainment of a specified age, or at death, whichever event shall first happen. INVALID LIVES may be assured at Premiums propor tioned to the increased risk. PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS. Claims paid thirty days after proof of death. • THE ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEETS are at all times open to the inspection of the Assured, or of persons propos', g to assure. THE ASSURANCE FUND, already accumulated and in vested on real and Government Securities, amounts to One Million Three Hundred and Eighty-six Thousand Pounds. THE REVERSIONARY BONUS at the Quinquennial Division in 1862 averaged 48 per cent., and the Cash Bonus 28 per cent., on the Premiums paid in the five years. The next Division of Profits will take placi in January, 1 567. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal, and the last Re port showing the financial position of the Society, can be ob tained from any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Se Teary. mEssßs. 80, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-0111:e Orders payable at Camber well-park. Address—Barr and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. THE NIZAM of the DECCAN'S Magnificent CRYSTAL CANDELABRA for INDIA, being one o' five rec , nily manufactured (154 lights, 22 feet high, and 12 feet in diameter, is now on show, together with a great variety of rare and exquisite specimens of workman st ip in glass, amongst which are designs In engravings taken from the famous E gin marb'es ; also a variety of the most delicatl table glass, with elaborately eng, , aved ornamenta tons resembling the finest lace work. The altarpiece, in cryst 1, has now been adde 1. TDEFRIES and SONS' CRYS PAL CHAN . • DELIERS in Venetian, Grecian, ard other registered De igns for Gas or Candles; Crystal Lamns, Chandeliers, and Wall Lights for India: Club, Mess, and General Fur nishing. Orlers for Glass, Chins, and Earthenware promptly executed.—Works, London and Birmingham; City show Rooms and Manutactory, 147, lloundsditch ; West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptiin Hall, Piccadilly. T HE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL BUST. By FELIX M. MILL KR, Professor of Sculpture, Govern ment School of Art, published under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Stratford-on-Avon Tercente nary Committees, by HOWELL, JAMES, and CO. Copies will be issued, in the order of registration, to sub scribers only, and are executed in— Wedgwood Ceramic Statuary, 12 in. high, price One Guinea. French Terra Cotta 15 11 11 One Guinea. Bronze 8 „ „ Three Guineas Sub3cribers' names received by the azents in Lo ,don and chief provincial towns (where copies 01 the Bust may be seen), or by the publishers, HOWE LL, JAMES, and Co., Goldsmiths, By appointment to the Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales, 5,7, and 9, RE,4ENT-STRE r, LONDON. Photographs and prospectuses forwarded post free on ap plication. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. DEFEAT oF THE GOVERNMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 12. MUTILATION OF THE D.EPORTS OF THE INSPECTORS OF SUTOOLS. Motion made and question put, "That, la the opinion of this house, the mutilation of the reports of het Majesty's inspectors of schools, and the exclusion from thorn of statements and opinions adverse to the educational view. entertained by the Committee of Council, while matter favourable to them is admitted, are violations of the understanding under which the appointment of the inspeotors was originally sanctioned by Parliament, and tend entirely to destroy the value of their reports." The house divided—Ayes, 101; Noes, 93. AYES —lOl. Annesley, Col. H. Hardy, J. Peatocke, G. M. Astell, .J. H. Hay, Sir J. Pease, H. Barrow, W. 11. Henley, J. Peel, J. Beecroft, G. S. Horsiall, T. B. Powell, F. S. Bridges, Sir B. Hotham, Lord Quinn, Peter Brooks, R. Hubbard, J. G. Renton, G. W. J. Cargill. W. Hunt, G. W. Ridley, Sir M. W. Cartwright, Col. Kekewich, S. Rose, W. A. Cochrane, A. D. Kennard, R. Scott, Lord H. Collins, T. Knatchbull, W. Selwyn, C. J. Cubitt, George Knightley, R. Seymour, Denby Disraeli, Benjamin Lacon, Sir E. Shirley, E. P. Du Cane, C. Leader, N. Smith, Sir F. Dunne, Col. Lecke, Sir IL Somes, Joseph Fane, Col. Lefroy, A. Stanhope, J B. F ar quhar, Sir M. Legh, W. J. Stanley, Lord Fergusson, Sir J. Leslie, W. Stracey, Sir IL Fitzgerald, W. S. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Sullivan, M. Forster, W. E. Lovaine, Lord Surtees, H. E. Fraser, Sir W. A. Lowther, Col. 11. C. Taylor, Colonel Gallwey, Sir W. P. M`Cann, J. Tomline, G. Gard, It. S. M'Cormick, W. Torrens, R. George, John MacEvoy, E. Turner, C. Getty, S. G. Maguire, J. F. Vance, John ' Gilpin, C o l on el Malins, B. Vansittart, Wm. Gore, .J. It. 0. Manners, Lord J. Vyse, Cot. Greenall, G. Mills, A. Walpole, S. H. Greene, J. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Waterhouse, S. Gregory, W. H. Nicol, William Whiteside, J. Grey deWilton,Lord Noel, G. J. Williams, W. Griffith, C. D. North, Col. Woodd, B. T. Grogan, Sir E. Northcote, Sir S. H. Haliburton, T. C. O'Conor Don, Tho 4rEramts. H am ilton, Major Pack e, C. Cecil, Lord It. Hardy, Gathorne Pakingto ES n, Sir -93. J. S. Walter, John NO Acton, Sir J. I4:wart, William O'Hagan, T. Aytoun. K. S. Ewart, J. C. O'Loghlen, Sir C. Bagwell, J. Finlay, A. S. Osborne, It. B. Baring, Thos. Geo. Forster, Charles D. Padmore, R. Bass, M. T. Fortescue, C. S. Paget, Lord A. Palmer, Sir It. Bazley, Thomas French, Col. Black, Adam Gibson, T. M. Palmerston, Visot. Blenwe, J. G. Gilp in, C. P eel , F. Bouver co ie, P. P. Gladstone, W. E. render, J. B rams ton, T. W. Gowei, G. W. L. r ender, Col. Briscoe, J. I. Grenfell, 11. R. Pollard UrquhartW Bruce, Lord E. A. Gre y , Sir G. Price, R. G. Bruce, H. A. Hadfield, G. Ramsden, Sir J. W. Buller, Sir A. Ilenderson, J. Salomons,Aiderman Buxton, C. Hodgkinson, G. Scholefie.d, W. Cardwell, Rt. Iln. E. Hutt, W. Sidney, Thomas Clay, James Ingham, R. Smith, J. B. Clifford, C. C. Knatclibull-Hugess Smith, Augustus Cobbett, .T. M. Layard, A. IT. Sykes, Col. W. H. Cobden, R. Lefevre, G. J. S. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Collier, Sir R. P. Lindsay, W. S. Turner, J. A. Cowper, Hon. W.F. Lowe, Rt. Hon. B. Verney, Sir Harry Cox, W. Mackie, J. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. Crossley, Sir F. Martin, P. W. Warner, Edward Dalglish, Robert Martin, J. Weguelin, T. Davey, K. Mills, J. R. Whitbread, S. Penman, G. Moo^, IL White, L. - Dillwyn, Lewis L. Morris, D. Wood, Sir C. Dodson, John G. Neate, C. Woods, Henry Duke, Sir James Norris, J. T. TELLERS. Dundas, Sir David O'Brien, Sir P. Brand, H. 11. Evans, Sir De L. Ogilvy, Sir J. Dunbar, Sir Wm. STOKE -UPON-TRENT. — There is a revival in the iron trade of North Staffordshire, and therefore the manufactures of finished goods and the producers of pig iron have decided upon adhering to the present list of prices. Best all• mine pigs are selling at from £3 15s to £3 17s 6d. There is not much doing in ironstone, of which furnace mine is fetching from 12s to 14s. The flourishing state of the earthenware trade and the large demand for domestic purposes keeps up the price of coal, notwithstanding a rather severe competition. PRICE ...... ...4d. STAMPED:....Sd. AMERICA. The Arabia arrived at Qaecnstown at nine p.m. to-day, with 80 passengers, and 18,300 dollars in specie. She lanied 106 sacks of mails and 11 pas sengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 9.15 p.m. All well. The Arabia had experienced very severe easterly gales. _ _ _ (Per the Arabia.) NEW YORK, March 29. Evening. Forrest's cavalry, estimated at 5,000 strong, has captured, burned, and sacked Paducah and Union City, Kentucky. Forrest afterwards attacked Fort Blow, Paducah, occupied by 800 Federals, but was repulsed. The Federal gunbos.ts subsequently shelled Padu cah, causing Forrest to retreat towards Columbus, The Confederates are in strong force at Dalton, Tennessee, in the Federal front. They have 3,000 cavalry beyond Dalton. It is reported that Bishop Polk is reinforcing Johnston. Longstreet's cavalry has arrived at Marietta, Georgia. General Grant has visited Washington, bat has returned to the army of the Potomac. It is re ported that Grant will appoint M'Clellan and Fremont to active service. The Federal army on the frontier of Arkansas has left Fort Smith for northern Texas. President Lincoln has issued a proclamation announcing an amnesty. The proclamation does not apply to persons in military, naval, or civil custody, or on parole. Commissioned civil, naval, and military officers can administer oaths. The steamers Alice and Hansa left Wilmington on the 12th. The America and the City of Man chester have arrived out. (By Telegraph to Halifax.) NEW YORK, March 31, Morning. General Banks's advance has reached Alexandra. Money easy. Gold 631 per cent, premium. NEW YORK, March 31, Evening. _ Forrest's cavalry, after burning Paducah, Ken tucky, has advanced within eight miles of Co. lumbus. Another large Confederate force is concentrated at Pound Gap, supposed to be intended for the invasion of Kentucky. Serious riats have taken place at Charleston, Illinois, caused by disputes between the Copper- head and Republican politicians. The Copperhead rioters, 1,600 strong, are entrenched near Charles ton. A large number of troops has been sent to quell the riot. The Africa and North American have arrived out. The Assistant-Secretary of the Treasury at New York has been issuing gold certificates for duties, fixing them every morning at 4 per cent. below the opening market price of gold. Gold has fluctuated since Monday between 68 and 63 per cent. premium. NEW YORK, April 1, Morning. Generals Grant and Meade have left Washington for Fortress Monroe. Money easy. Gold, 67i per cent. premium. The Government rate for gold was fixed this morning at 65. The market has since advanced to the above quotations. (Per the Arabia via Crookhaven.) (By Telegraph to Halifax,) NEW YORK, April 1, Evening. The Confederates have made a reconnaissance from Alexandria up the Red River to Natchitoodes, capturing NO prisoners and four cannon. CO NINIER INTELLIGEN CE. NLW YORK, March 29, Evening. Money easy. Gold 651 per cent. premium. The gold market has been untavonrably affected by the announcement that Mr. Chase will shortly arrive in New York to take measures to depress the price. The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury has an nounced that he will issue gold certificates for duties at per cent. below the market value of gold. Ex change on London, 179; on Paris, 3 12k. Stocks steady—New York Centrals, 144 . : ; Illinois, 149 x; Erie, 125; United States Six per Cent. Bonds, 11%. Cotton, good inquiry—Middling Upland, 75c. to 76c. Petroleum, crude, 32 to 33 ; ditto, refined, 48 to NI. NEW YORK, April 1, Afternoon. Money easy. Gold, 661 per cent. premium. Ex change on London, 1801. Stocks very firm : New York Centrals, 144; Illinois, 149; Erie, 1242- ; United States Six per Cent. Bonds, 114. Evening. Money easy, Exchange on London, 1801 to 181. Exchange on Paris, 3 10. Stooks firm and advanc ing. New York Centrals, 1431; Illinois, 1481; Erie, 1244; Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 114. Cotton quiet. Flour, slightly firmer, ad vanced sc. Wheat slightly &num. Corn, provi sions, and coffee, quiet. Sugar in extensive de mands. Molasses very firm. Crude petroleum, 321 to 321 ; refined ditto, 49 to 50. Gold, 661 per cent. prem. HALIFAX (via Crookhaven), April 2, 10 p.m. The Arabia, since leaving Boston, has had con. tinuous easterly gales. A heavy and long spell of basterly winds has driven the ice from North Bay and boattered it profusely along the south coast. The hakhour of Halifax has been blocked up for two days by a heavy field of ice, extending east and west as far as the eye could reach. The Arabia arrived at 1.30 p.m. to-day. Her paddle.boxes have since been damaged by ice. She repairs and leaves at fire a.m. to-morrow (Sunday). There is no news of importance here. THE THRONE OF MEXICO. TRIESTE, April 10. The following is an exeot translation of the full speech of the Archduke Maximilian of Austria in reply to the deputation tendering him the Mexican crown. His imperial highness spoke in Spanish:— " Mature examination of the acts of adhesion you have come to lay before me affords me the assurance that the resolution of the Mexican Notables which brought you the first time to Miramar is confirmed by the immense majority of your compatriots, and that I may with good right consider myself the legitimate elect of the Mexican people. The first condition expressed in my reply of October 3 is, therefore, fulfilled. The guarantees which the future empire requires to be able to consecrate itself in peace to the first of its mission—the establish ment upon firm bases of the independence and wel fare of the country—are now secured, thanks to the magnanimity of the Emperor of the French, who, throughout the progress of the negotiations, has shown himself constantly animated by a spir it of loyalty and goodwill, of which I shall ever preserve the remembrance. `' The august head ef my family, upon his part, has given his consent to my taking possession of the throne offered to me. " I am thus enabled to fulfil the eventual promise I gave you six months ago, and I now solemnly declare that, with the aid of the Almighty, I accept the crown at the hands of the Moxan nation whi c h tenders it to me. _ "Following the traditions of that new continent, so full of strength and future, Mexico has used her right of selecting a government in hormoLy with her wishes and her requirements. She has placed her confidence in a descendant of that house of Hapsburg which three centuries ago planted a Christian monarchy upon her soil. " This confidence touches me, and I will not be tray it. I accept the power of organisation Which the nation of which you are the organs confers upon me, and I shall in any case retain it only so long as ma y be necessary to introduce settled order into Mexico, and to establish wise and liberal institu tions, As I stated to you, gentlemen, in nay address ~ ~'Zl \® i r riVr\ . 1/ - 2 .111C,.....e.... `4.% V.F.::- . ' 3•.:v• , ....... %,.., . -.1 1 " 1 tU ,V,..., , '."- -:`'-':, . % ‘ t , 4 1 / 4 ,"„, ' ~,, I-, ,-. 1 '?'. '':-.'•?;;' 3 4' i".'l. -4, * .. ; , 4-c , e:' - --. -0 t!,•-••••,:',,,,,,'".:;;,,;:5, : - . ,, , , t_,.• ",!....,,, ' •"- ' co , (, ..t„ -'',--- tf.- s P of the 3d Oetobar, I shall hasten 4o place the monarchy under the safeguard of , tonstitutional laws as soon as the country shall be-L)aemphhelyS pacified. The strength of the executive power is, in my opinion, secured by the precision equally with the well defined establishment of its limits; it is therefore my intention, in carrying on my Govern ment, to fix such boundaries as may guarantee its stability. I firmly hope we shall prone that well regulated liberty is perfectly compatible with the reign of order. "I shall know how to respect the one and to cause respect to be shown to the other. I Judi hold high the flag of independence, the symbol of future greatness, with the same vigour. "I ask the assistance of all Mexicans who love their country to aid mein accomplishingmy splendid but difficult task. Union will make us strong, will procure for us peace and prosperity. 6' My Government will never forget the gratitude it owes to the illustrious prince whose generous support has brought about the rog.meration of cur beautiful country. "Upon the way to my ne, r country it is my in tention to visit Rome, to receive lion] the hands of the Holy Father those benedictions so precious to all sovereigns, and which are doubly important to me, as called upon to found a new empire." Circular Despatch of IL De Quaacie, The following circular .• atch has been sent by the Danish Minister of F., .kn affairs to the Danish representatives at foreign Courts : Copenhagen, April 6. Sir,—Since my despatch of the 15th of March, the in explicable proceedings of the Prussians and Austrians in the continental portion of the Monarchy, and notably in the Duchy of Schleswig, have increased upon a constantly increasing scale. The invasion pursues its subversive task with redoubled violence. The Allies treat this Duchy as if there could never be a question of restoring it to its legiti maet Sovereign, and as if, far from being, as it has always been a country essentially Danish, it were only a former portion of Germany which had been torn from some Ger man Sovereign by the usurpationfof Denmark. The functionaries who administered the Duchy in the name of the Royal Government have been successively dis missed. One only of all the bailiffs (baillis) of the continen tal portion of the country still holds his office; three only of all the towns have retained their burgomasters ;13 other magistrates and 12 assessors in courts of justice have been removed from their posts. The bishop of the diocese of Schleswig and 40 clergy have been ejected. All the head masters and rectors of colleges have been discharged, and 37 out of 42 professors have been compelled to relinquish their position. The seminary for primary teachers in the northern portion of the duchy has been closed, and all the professors have been sent away. Similar facts are renewed daily in other branches of the administration. The Austro-Pruesian Commissioners have net even scrupled to remove in a body all the members of :the Com t of Appeal, the highest tribu nal of the duchy, having its seat at Flensburg. What is the object of all this violence and all this usurpa tion? Is it not evident that they tend to Germanising the duchy at any price—a country in which only one-third of the people speak German, and which has been an essenti ally Danish country from the remotest antiquity ? And, in fact, as early as Feb. 19 the Commissioners had ordered that German should be the sole language for churches and schools throughout almost the whole of the districts in which the dialect of the people is mixed ; and this oppres sive measure has now been completed by the dismissal or suspension from their functions of nearly all the curates and teachers in those parts. At the public school of Flensburg, where the language of tuition was alternately Danish and German, instruction his been ordered to be carried on in the latter only. Finally, it has been forbidden to employ Danes in causes brought before the Court of Appeal of the duchy, thus preventing the ent'rety of the Danish inhabitants —th a t is to say, about two-thirds of the population of the Duchy— from availing themselves of their mother tongue More the tri - bunal called on to decide their most important interests. The absurdity and iniquity of this measure are eminently appa rent, and the Commissioners have been careful to impart to them greater prominence by ordering that judgments de livered in the causes of inhabitants of the northernmost districts shall be accompanied by a translation in:the Danish language. Tho destruction of all the symbols of the King's sove- reignty is equally continued. It was commenced by remov. ing the Royal escutcheon and cipher front all public build ings. The use of postage stamps and paper stumped with the Royal Crown has now been forbidden. It was even thought urgently requisite to abolish by express decree thy► customary prayer for the Royal house, offered up in all the churches after Divine Service. All persons keeping books of account have been prohi bited from making use of the monetary system of the Mo narchy, and have been ordered to employ the system called courant, which is only used in certain portion is of the north of Germany. At the same time, not content with authoris ing the circulation of Prussian and other German dollars with Hamburg small money, it has been thought conve nient and fair to interdict the circulation of the small coin of the Monarchy. The recent Customs law, common to the Kingdom and to Schleswig, as well as a law concerning navigation,both of which were to come in force after the Ist of April of this year, have been enepended. The Commissioners also continue to lavish offices upon persons who played a prominent part in the insurrection of 1818, or who have subsequently displayed revolutionary tendencies. After having begun by appointing the former Minister of War of the insurrection bailiff in the south eastern portion of the Duchy, and after having conferred a similar office in the south •western portion upon a man who formerly became notorious by demanding that the leaders of the insurrection should declare that Eing Frederick VII. had forfeited the throne, the Commissioners believed they could not place the supreme direction of the public schools of the Duchy in safer hands than in those of an in dividual who, owing to his practices in favour of the insur rectionary cause, had been expelled from the town of Flens burg in 1849 by authority of the International Committee charged to govern the Duchy during the armistice, and one of whose members was Count Euleaburg, the Prussian Plenipotentiary. Of the divisional chiefs whom the Com missioners have appointed to the central government, one held office in 18.50 as the head of a department under the insurgent administration, the second fought in the ranks of the insurrectionary army, and the third, although at that time a Royal official, made common cause with the revolters. At the period of the accession of King Christian IX. two only among the Schleswig clergy refused to take the oath of allegiance to his Majesty, and were displaced. The Com missioners have been sedulous to profit by the opportunity to show how they understand the respect for the King's Sovereignty they had promised before Europe. They have hastened, therefore, to reinstate these two clergymen in their cures, and have, at the same time, conferred another cure of souls upon a candidate who had otered homage to the Pretender, Frederick of Augustenburg, as his legiti mate Sovereign, These secessionist demonstrations are everywhere looked upon with favour by the authorities of the invasion, who do not even scruple to permit factions assemblages to prolaim solemnly the accession of the Pre tender to the "ducal Crown." In other respects annoyances of every kind run their course against the inhabitants who have remained faithful to the legitimate authority. Those who are not thrown into prison are frequently given over to the arbitrary treat ment of the soldiers. In short, upon all portions of the territory placed under the authority of the Commissioners extreme activity is dis played to overthrow the ancient legal order, to establish new institutions suited to effect a complete separation be. tween Schleswig and the Kingdom, and to denationalize rapidly and efficaciously the peaceable population laid under a foreign yoke, This is the explanation why every step at present taken in the peninsula at the instance of the autho rities of the invasion is carefully and skilfully calculated to support and.encoarage the efforts of the re vo l ut i onary party, whose openly avowed object is to succeed in detaching Schleswig from the Danish Crow n , and, while uniting it closely with Holstein, to cause its incorporation with Ger. many. I request you, Sir, not to omit completing by the pre ceding details the communications you have already been able to make to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of ----- upon the singular manner in which the two great German Powers think proper to treat the possessions of the Icing. I have the honour, &c., QUAADE. TnE CARTOON IN " FUN" to-day is something admirable —being a scene between " Hero and Bard." — Bard—Come, I say, old fellow, don't go and snuff me out; get it over before the 23d. Hero—Ah S I wonder whether my countrymen will remember me three hundred years hence ? PROBATE COURTS.—The annual accounts ren dered by these courts show that the fees received in 1863, in England and Ireland, amounted to £1.25,006. The salaries and expenses, including £16,993, expended by the Board of Works upon probate courts and district regis tries, absorbed £119,455 ; but, in addition to that, £107,293 has to be paid as compensation to proctors and officers of the late courts, making the whole charge £226,748, or £lOO,OOO more than the receipts. The amount of compen sation payable diminished in the course of the year to the extent of rather more thin £3,000 by deaths. THE MACKEREL FISHERY. —The Cornish fliher men and scinowners have every encouragement to antici pate that the present season will prove even more profitable than the productive season of 1863. During the past week many good catches have been made, and prices have gone down in consequence. On Thursday the Mount's Bay boats sent per rail 60 ton, or 2,400 baskets, containing about 144,000 fish. Prices averaged f rom 14 s. t o 15 s. per hundred. A large quantity has been retailed throughout the country at five, six, and seven for Is, ; the quality is generally very fine. LEMBERG CZ ERNOWITZ RAILWA Y COMPANY (Limited). Temporary Offices-54, Old Broad-stree`. NoTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further APPLI CATIONS for S [TARES in this C om pany will be received atter SATURDAY next, the 15th inst. By order, W. A. MICHAEL, Secretary, pro tem. April 11,1854. NEW NOVEL I3Y THE AUTHOZ6 OF " ST. OLlvieS." Just ready, in 3 vols., JANITC R 0 S S. By the Author of "St. Olave's." Hurst and Blackett, publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. - 19